search

Search the National Library's catalog - books, newspapers, journals, photos, maps, music, manuscripts, radio/TV and more, both physical and digitized. Digitized text (OCR) is matched too by default, so a query can surface newspaper or book pages that mention a term even when it's not in the title.

Signature: search(q: string, required; media_type: string, optional, default None; language: string, optional, default None; county: string, optional, default None; year_from: integer, optional, default None; year_to: integer, optional, default None; digital_only: yes/no, optional, default False; sort: string, optional, default None; page: integer, optional, default 0; size: integer, optional, default 10; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search/?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort}, {page}, {size} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`q`	required	string	Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
`media_type`	optional	union	Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.
`language`	optional	union	Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.
`county`	optional	union	Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
`year_from`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`year_to`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`digital_only`	optional	boolean	Only items that have been digitized.
`sort`	optional	union	One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
`page`	optional	integer	Zero-based page index.
`size`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "nasjonalbiblioteket",
  "operation": "search",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

q (required) Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.

media_type Type: string. Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.

language Type: string. Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.

county Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".

year_from Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

year_to Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

digital_only Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.

sort Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

page Type: integer. Zero-based page index.

size Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-09-26T06:17:20Z in 0.228 seconds.

total:

6738

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
e9b9385e90920ddfa7bd4db3f73b30f0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008061100009
title:
Studies on the phosphoglucomutase (PGM) characterrs of human red cells
creators:
1 results
1. Monn, Eirik
year:
1969
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008061100009_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e9b9385e90920ddfa7bd4db3f73b30f0
id:
f7119f238313ff6681a59096ae6ea9fc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016121248516
title:
Metabolic engineering : production, purification and characterisation of recombinant phosphoglucomutase (PGM)
creators:
3 results
1. Sæther, Olav
2. Olsvik, Ellen Sofie
3. Schartum, Mona
year:
1994
publisher:
SINTEF, Avdeling for industriell kjemi
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016121248516_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f7119f238313ff6681a59096ae6ea9fc
id:
084fc18bf930011f7c870f89d2e9438e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009070801126
title:
Dokumentasjon av LOTTE-AS
creators:
2 results
1. Lian, Bård
2. Aarbu, Karl Ove
year:
1996
publisher:
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Forkningsavdelingen, Seksjon for offentlig økonomi og personmodeller
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009070801126_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/084fc18bf930011f7c870f89d2e9438e
id:
a73361e1a08ae947880d5c387015c5ba
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009022304116
title:
Microdialysis as a tool in sleep research
creators:
1 results
1. Portas, Chiara Maria
year:
1997
publisher:
Department of Physiology, University of Bergen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009022304116_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a73361e1a08ae947880d5c387015c5ba
id:
8365a683dfddbeb9ea5c71b0e39b4fb5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026022680105_008
title:
Birkebeiner'n : offisielt magasin for Birkebeinerrennet AS og Birkebeinerrittet AS. 2006 Vol. 18 Nr. B
creators:
2 results
1. Birkebeinerrittet
2. Birkebeinerrennet
year:
2006
publisher:
Sport media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026022680105_008_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8365a683dfddbeb9ea5c71b0e39b4fb5
id:
4ce52d74b30b978f8bf302201f4da2a7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026051306072
title:
The tradition of Hermes : the Egyptian priestly figure as a teacher of hellenized wisdom
creators:
1 results
1. Bull, Christian
year:
2014
publisher:
University of Bergen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026051306072_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4ce52d74b30b978f8bf302201f4da2a7
id:
244f62f36dbcf397db38c0fd962b0bc1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012060705065
title:
Lipopolysaccharide as component in an outer membrane vesicle vaccine against meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis of serogroup B
creators:
1 results
1. Andersen, Svein Rune
year:
1997
publisher:
Department of Vaccinology, National Institute of Public Health
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012060705065_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/244f62f36dbcf397db38c0fd962b0bc1
id:
51f4fb57558cfc2a91958549adc80ec4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010021100015
title:
Cavitation as a precursor to breakdown of mass-impregnated HVDC cables
creators:
2 results
1. Evenset, Gunnar
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for elkraftteknikk
year:
1999
publisher:
Norges tekniske høgskole, Institutt for elkraftteknikk
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010021100015_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/51f4fb57558cfc2a91958549adc80ec4
id:
1c44b7b793e004767068179da243c668
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016072109153
title:
Deviations from total information and from total ignorance as measures of information
creators:
1 results
1. Torgersen, Erik
year:
1976
publisher:
University of Oslo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016072109153_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1c44b7b793e004767068179da243c668
id:
5fa813f962702af3af807dbf22a5b612
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021011848623
title:
Newborn T-cell receptor excision circles as a measure of T-cell lymphopenia
creators:
3 results
1. Gul, Kiran Aftab
2. Universitetet i Oslo Det medisinske fakultet
3. Universitetet i Oslo Institutt for klinisk medisin
year:
2021
publisher:
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021011848623_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5fa813f962702af3af807dbf22a5b612

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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